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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

"Tryst with Destiny" was a speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in Parliament, on 14th August 1947. It is considered to be one of the greatest speeches of all times and to be a landmark oration that captures the essence of the triumphant culmination of the largely non­violent Indian independence struggle against the British Empire in India.

"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. Freedom and power bring responsibility. The responsibility rests upon the assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. We cannot encourage communalism or narrow­mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or in action.

To the people of India, whose representatives we are, this is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell".

Select the answer which best reflects Nehru's point of view.

A) Nehru believed that Communalism would not be a problem. B) Nehru believed that Communalism would be a positive force.
C) Nehru believed that Communalism would be dangerous for India. D) Nehru believed that Communalism would make any nation great.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nehru believed that Communalism would be dangerous for India.

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Which one of following developments took place because of the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854?

 

A) The Missouri Compromise was repealed and people of Kansas and determine whether they should own slaves or not. B) The Act did not permit the territories the right to voter over the question of slavery
C) The voice of the majority in regard to the issue of slavery was muzzled. D) The Federal Government had the sole authority to decide on slavery.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Missouri Compromise was repealed and people of Kansas and determine whether they should own slaves or not.

Explanation:

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30 ́.

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With reference to earthquakes, which of the following statements are correct?

A. Earthquakes largely occur along the converging plate boundaries.

B. Point of origin of earthquake in lithosphere is known as focus/hypocenter.

C. Intensity of earthquake decreases with distance from the epicenter.

D. Epicentre of earthquake always remains over continents only.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 2 only B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 2 and 3 only D) 1 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 2 and 3

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Epicentre of Earthquakes can be over both oceanic and continental surface. Epicentres above oceanic surface are cause of tsunamisof large intensity. Anearthquake's hypocentreis the position where the strain energy stored in the rockis first released, marking thepointwhere the fault begins to rupture.

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Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of

A) Taxila B) Vikramshila
C) Magadh D) Nalanda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nalanda

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

No sooner had he completed his first novel than he fell seriously ill.

 

A) he had completed B) could he completed
C) he completed D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

Explanation:

'No sooner' is always followed by ‘Than’ and the verb comes before the subject. Thus, the sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘No sooner had he completed his first novel than he fell seriously ill’.

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Which file starts MS Word?

A) word.exe B) msword.exe
C) word2003.exe D) winword.exe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) winword.exe

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Who founded in Pataliputra

A) Udayin B) Ashoka
C) Bimbisar D) Mahapadmananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Udayin

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'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in India?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Rajasthan
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Bihar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bihar

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